хороший семейный отель,но есть некоторые минусы good family run hotel but some cons

Second time in Egypt. First time in Sharm El Sheikh, second time in Hurghada. I will return to Hurghada, not to Sharm).
1. Hotel Aladdin - corresponds to the price / quality. Huge pluses - this is a large area, the ability to visit the territory of the neighboring hotel Ali Baba (there is a cool water park - open from 10 am to 4 pm, also a break from 1 pm to 2 pm). For guests of Aladdin, access to the water park, drinks and snacks at the bar are also free. There are different slides in the Aquapark - both for kids and adults. Balloon riding is everywhere, there are lifeguards. Also, lovers of pool recreation - on the territory of Aladdin there is a large, good pool, you can also visit the Alibaba pool, it is even larger.
2. Meals - on the territory of 3 restaurants. 1 Main (main) - Buffet format, but you order drinks to the waiters (it's free). The waiters deliver fresh juices - this is already for money)) 2 euros for 1 serving. Coffee, by the way, is cool)) from a coffee machine. As for the variety - everything is good, a lot of pastries, vegetables, there is always a barbecue outside - fish, chicken or meat, there is also a Wok (wok) - noodles or rice. If you have a birthday, please inform the reception about it, preferably a day in advance. In honor of the DR, you will be congratulated at a dinner in the main restaurant and will be presented with a compliment (cake). Very cool)) Originally.

There are also two restaurants by prior reservation (make a reservation for dinner in the morning of the same day at the reception) - 1. Italian (highly recommended, located by the pool on the 1st floor) and Mongolian - I do not recommend... everything is very long, the restaurant is dark and hot , the kitchen was not impressed - everything is greasy...
There is a bar on the beach, at lunchtime (from 13.00 to 15.00) you can have lunch there - there is fast food (burgers, pizza, french fries), there are also buffet dishes.
3. Beach. . . and the sea - it's just a buzz. . . The Red Sea is clean, clear, warm. We traveled with a child, went to the beach of the Jasmine Hotel - there is the best entrance to the sea and sand, sunbeds and umbrellas - there was always enough for everyone, you can also take drinks at the bar of this beach for free. The beach is to the left of Aladdin's territory.
Aladdin Beach is also not bad, but in some places there are pebbles. But in general, the territory is very beautiful, a lot of textured places for a photo session))
4. Excursions: We went on excursions through Tiba tour ( http://tiba-tour. ru), everything is the same as what the Tez tour offers, but at times cheaper)). We went to Cairo, on the island of Utopia, for shopping - everything is fine, without cheating. If you decide to go to the pyramids, then stock up on water and wet wipes. I also advise you to take a change of clothes, because. it is a long road, the heat in the desert, etc. , and it is better to change clothes on the way back. Another moment, you can see the pyramids:
1. walking
2. take a camel (it costs 6 dollars per person, if you have a child with you, i. e. an adult and a child on the same camel, then it is also 6 dollars). We took this particular route. But such a moment! The camel is led by a bidouin, who is also a professional (as it seems to him) photographer. Shows you all sorts of positions, you pose. He takes a picture of you with your phone/camera. But as a result, he will ask for a tip... and you won’t get off with one dollar... he enters the image of the offended and offended! I paid $2) he was quite unhappy. By the way, in the end, all his advice on photoset turned out to be so-so. Excessive options when you allegedly hold a pyramid and other nonsense.

3. take a chariot - a mini-carriage pulled by a horse (12-14 dollars)
Also, you can go down into the tomb… but I don’t advise… that’s true, in fact it is a grave in which it is very crowded, there is no air, it becomes uncomfortable from lack of oxygen. There is nothing to see there, but to faint is easy.
5. Miscellaneous: Very few people speak Russian on the territory of the hotel). from vacationers mainly European tourists - Germans, Poles, etc. Therefore, English and German prevail.
6. The disadvantages of the hotel - paid wifi, so we took a SIM card at the airport... do not buy orange, it is cheaper, but there are problems with it, there is nowhere to deposit a balance, it is better to buy Vodafon (around 10-12 euros), but !! ! first check how to activate the internet package, because they say everything is working, but it's not. The Internet, of course, works, but in the "usual way", i. e. megabytes disappear. Internet package must be activated. The same if you buy a SIM card from a hotel guide, about 8 dollars. They sell, saying that you can immediately use. But in the end. After a few days of being active in social networks, the Internet disappears, you come to the guide with the question - Why is there no Internet? He will shrug his shoulders and say that you have spent everything, buy another SIM card). And you just had to activate the Internet package, following the instructions. We were helped by a guide with Tiba-tour Mukhamed.

7. There is a taxi stand in the lobby, they take you wherever you want at an inflated rate). Not far from the hotel there is a Senzo mall - the round-trip fare costs 6-8 dollars (as agreed). You can basically walk. 15 minutes one way. We used the services of a taxi driver from Tiba-tour. Again - the prices are much lower, the service is good, the taxi driver speaks good Russian (Ahmed tel. 01001915608). As for purchases, then... the impression is ambiguous. If you need souvenirs - key chains, magnets, papyrus, clothes (summer), sweets, then you better go to the Pharaoh store (we went with Ahmed). This is a large store, with fixed prices and a large assortment of everything, the prices are reasonable. There is a supermarket in the Senzo mall - a large one, but basically there is everything that you are unlikely to bring as a souvenir. If only dates) they are very tasty in Egypt. By the way, at the supermarket checkout, payment is only in Egyptian pounds or by card, other currencies are not accepted. As for the shopping center stores, we found only the Dejavu shoe store for ourselves - a large selection of shoes and affordable prices. The rest of the mall did not attract anything.
There is a famous Sheraton shopping street. . . we went there, but. . . it's a waste of time.
If you come with dollars or euros, then on the territory of the hotel you can change the currency to local pounds at special ATMs. If you need an exchange, you can contact the reception. They will exchange!
But in general, everything was cool. I love Egypt beyond the sea and a cool bronze tan that lasts for six months)!